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Chemistry - B.S.

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Degree Requirements

Entrance Requirements for the Major

General Education Core Curriculum
(Selected with the advice of an academic advisor)
Areas I II III IV V
Area VI
Major Requirements
College-wide Requirements must be satisfied in order to graduate with this major
TOTAL DEGREE HOURS 120 hours
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I. Foundation Courses (9 hours)
ENGL 1101 or ENGL 1101E or ENGL 1101S 
ENGL 1102 or ENGL 1102E or ENGL 1103 or ENGL 1050H or ENGL 1060H  

Preferred Course(s): MATH 1113 or MATH 2250
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II. Sciences (7-8 hours)

At least one of the physical science or life science courses must include a laboratory.
Physical Sciences (3-4 hours)
Preferred Course(s): CHEM 1211-1211D, CHEM 1211L or CHEM 1311H, CHEM 1311L 
Life Sciences (3-4 hours)
Preferred Course(s): (BIOL 1107, BIOL 1107L) or (BIOL 2107H, BIOL 2107L) or (BIOL 1108, BIOL 1108L) or (BIOL 2108H, BIOL 2108L) 

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III. Quantitative Reasoning (3-4 hours)

Preferred Course(s): MATH 2250 or MATH 2260

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IV. World Languages and Global Culture, Humanities and the Arts (12 hours)

Note: Course credit received as a result of a score on a departmental foreign language placement test will not satisfy the General Education Core Curriculum requirements in Area IV, World Languages and Global Culture, Humanities and the Arts.
World Languages and Global Culture (9 hours)
No preferred courses for this area. See Core Curriculum view.

Humanities and the Arts (3 hours)
No preferred courses for this area. See Core Curriculum view.
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V. Social Sciences (9 hours)

  • Students who have not met the Georgia and U.S. Constitution requirement by examination should enroll in POLS 1101 or POLS 1101E or POLS 1101H.
  • A passing grade on an examination on the history of the United States and Georgia is required to satisfy the United States and Georgia History Requirement for all persons receiving a baccalaureate degree from the University, unless exempted by one of the following courses: HIST 2111, HIST 2111E, HIST 2111H, HIST 2112, HIST 2112E, HIST 2112H, HIST 3080H. Examinations are given at University Testing Services. Reexamination is permitted. Contact University Testing Services at (706) 542-3183 for information.
No preferred courses for this area. See Core Curriculum view.

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Area VI
(CHEM 1212-1212D, CHEM 1212L) or (CHEM 1312H, CHEM 1312L) or (CHEM 1412, CHEM 1412L)
(CHEM 2211, CHEM 2211L) or (CHEM 2311H, CHEM 2311L) or (CHEM 2411, CHEM 2411L)
(CHEM 2300, CHEM 2300L)
PHYS 1111-1111L or PHYS 1211-1211L
PHYS 1112-1112L or PHYS 1212-1212L

If any of the courses in Area VI have been used to satisfy Areas II-V of the Core Curriculum, General Electives may be taken here. (Refer to College-wide requirements when selecting General Electives)

Note: Chemistry requires individual review of non-equivalent transfer courses before they can be used to satisfy Area VI and Major Requirements. 
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Major Requirements
A baccalaureate degree program must require at least 21 semester hours of upper division courses in the major field and at least 39 semester hours of upper division work overall.
Students in the Franklin College must earn a grade of "C" (2.0) or better in major required courses.
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Required Courses (28-30 hours)
(All major courses must be passed with a grade of "C" (2.0) or better.)
(CHEM 2212, CHEM 2212L) or (CHEM 2312H, CHEM 2312L) or (CHEM 2412, CHEM 2412L) 
CHEM 3110
CHEM 3300
CHEM 3400
CHEM 3511-3511L

Choose one course from the following list: 

Choose three courses from the following list. One of these three courses can be replaced with a 3-hour research course (CHEM 4600, CHEM 4960R, CHEM 4970R, CHEM 4980R, or CHEM 4990R), and one of these three courses can be replaced with a 3 or 4 hour, upper division course from one of the following prefixes: BCMB, BIOL, CBIO, GENE, MARS, MIBO, PBIO, or PHYS.
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General Electives (30 hours)
(Refer to College-wide requirements when selecting general electives.)
Upper division (13-15 hours)
Any level (15-17 hours)
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(This total does not include the 1-hour P.E. requirement)
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